Health
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Malaria vaccine launched in Kenya: Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to roll out landmark vaccine in pilot introduction
The vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be available to children from 6 months of age in selected areas of the…
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Ghana Health Service and Partners launch polio vaccination campaigns in Ghana
The Service intends to carry out round one of the campaign from September 25 to 28 in all districts in…
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Health inspectors visit Bloor Street Chick-Fil-A after video surfaces showing mouse on premises
This image uploaded to Instagram appears to show a mouse inside the new Chick-Fil-A location at 1 Bloor Street East.…
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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Gender and Climate Change Resilience
This symposium aims to “generate fast-track actions that will be game-changing in building climate change resilience PRETORIA, South Africa, August…
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Helping young people take charge of their bodies, their lives, our world
UNFPA is launching “My Body, My Life, My World,” a strategy that aims to help empower young people to make…
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What are the long-term side effects of birth control?
Hormonal methods of birth control are considered safe for most people. But is there a limit to how long you…
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Mass hysteria: An epidemic of the mind?
An outbreak of fatal dancing fits among members of the same community, men suddenly gripped by the sickening fear of…
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Vitamin D: Recent research uncovers new benefits
As much of the world experiences a record-breaking heat wave, this Spotlight turns its attention to vitamin D, the so-called…
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Diets ‘devoid of vegetable matter’ may cause colon cancer
A new study emphasizes the importance to gut health of eating plenty of vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, and kale.…
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Urea dysfunctions in the liver may signal cancer
A new study, now published in the journal Cell, suggests that the way in which the human body processes nitrogen…
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